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Lagarto de Zapallar

Liolaemus zapallarensis

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Field Notes

Description:

Small lizzard, around 25 cm long.

Habitat:

Spotted on a trip to the coast of the north of Chile (desert). I found them running around and hidding in small bushes and rocks.

Notes:

Adult specimen of Liolaemus zapallarensis. Species of lizard of the Iguanidae family, endemic to Chile.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
isscarr
Good shot! You can add it here: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8001555
Coni Camposano
Oops!! I misspelled the name! Liolaemus (no "r") zapallarensis.
Coni Camposano
Thanks Lori.tas! The link was very useful! As it turns out, my last 2 submissions are the same lizard species: Liolaremus zapallarensis, this one is an adult, and the brown one is a juvenile. So thanks for the link again, I have absolutely no doubt my lizards are the same ones that appear on that link (he's pictures and mines were taken around the same area).
lori.tas
Look at this site and tell me what you think; http://fotos-manueljara.blogspot.com/search/label/Liolaemus%20zapallarensis
peter
Looks like a type of monitor lizard...

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PublishedMarch 9, 2011

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